Workington subbie lands £40m Sellafield deal

Stobbarts has been chosen as a native subcontractor to toughen Sellafield main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine on groundworks and concrete work in cleaning up the nuclear energy residing.

Stobbarts director Adam Stobbart stated: “Being portion of a prolonged-term framework with the Programme and Project Companions (PPP) enables us to proceed employing native of us and lengthen our apprentice numbers.  It additionally enables us to present more to the native of us. Now we hold a steadfast dedication to West Cumbria; to kill jobs, make investments, and produce social affect.”

Stobbarts is principally the most trendy native SME (runt or medium-sized endeavor) to be part of Sellafield’s Programme and Project Companions, which has awarded contracts with a probably price of £3bn since mobilising in 2019. The partnership is now working with spherical 200 suppliers from all the easiest map by technique of the UK, with 40% based mostly entirely mostly within the northwest and 70% being SMEs.

Sir Robert McAlpine joined the programme in February 2023, with a 17-year deal price as a lot as £1bn. [See previous report here.]

John Rossiter, head of PPP provide chain, stated: “The PPP mannequin is entering an appealing length as we originate to explore the expansion of our Tier 3 layer of suppliers becoming a member of the endeavor. The mannequin is in actuality pioneering and an intensive shift in how main projects had been dropped at this point. It’s good to explore vibrant collaboration and the advantages being realised as our provide chain grows.

“SMEs cherish Stobbarts bring good quantities of experience and price. We’re really proud to welcome them on board.”

Stobbarts Ltd used to be based mostly in 1998 by John Stobbart. It used to be taken over by Jacobs in 2013 but sold abet all yet again by John Stobbart in 2016.

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